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what about sandy and this controversy, mike? critics say the bill is loaded up with pork that has nothing to do with the victims? >> reporter: that's right. there were significant concerns about some of the items in the senate-passed bill. a lot of people very sympathetic to the people of new york and new jersey. here are some items that were troubling to some folks on capitol hill. $150 million to alaskan fisheries. 15 doll million to nasa. 15 million to repair d.c. roofs. $50 poll for subsidies for planting trees. a key new york house republican says, well, the money will go to the right purposes. take a listen. >> one thing we can put to rest right now. there are no earmarks, no pork in there as being reported today. everything was, all that is out. everything in that bill relates daectly to sandy and is directly related to superstorm. so the stories going around things may have been in the senate bill are not in the house bill. >> reporter: there was a bumpy public relations effort for the speaker and house leadership with n
what about sandy and this controversy, mike? critics say the bill is loaded up with pork that has nothing to do with the victims? >> reporter: that's right. there were significant concerns about some of the items in the senate-passed bill. a lot of people very sympathetic to the people of new york and new jersey. here are some items that were troubling to some folks on capitol hill. $150 million to alaskan fisheries. 15 doll million to nasa. 15 million to repair d.c. roofs. $50 poll for...
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man: and now we're helping the t recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. bill: more than 50 injuries. some of the witnesses are talk right now. one person saying that we went full speed into the pier. this from an eyewitness moments ago in lower manhatten. have a listen. >> i was sitting down upstairs towards the back. >> can you describe what happened? >> as i said i was half asleep and all of a sudden there was this loud bang and my face catapulted liken to the seat in front of me and my knee hit the seat, because it's scraped up a little bit. there were a lot of people standing up putting on their coats standing on the staircase. bill: imagine it's 8:45 in the morning. you're on a 140-not commuter boat preparing to dock in lower manhatten and start your day at w
man: and now we're helping the t recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. bill: more than 50 injuries. some of the witnesses are talk right now. one person saying that we went full speed into the pier. this from...
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do you believe anything on the table now would have prevented sandy hook? monica clearly does not. what do you think?. >> i would disagree with her. high-capacity magazines which were used in the guns that adam lanza deployed, if they were absolutely barred it would have meant there would have been less violence done, probably less kids killed. i think these are reasonable restrictions. monica you joined with me in supporting enhanced universal background checks anytime a gun is sold privately there has to be a background check, that is reasonable? isn't it? >> that my concern that the federal government has a massive giant database of every law-abiding citizen owns the gun. >> precisely. >> problem is not law-abiding persons buying guns illegally. it is criminals. you need a database on criminals. >> exactly. that is one of the executive orders. i'm glad we're in agreement. >> the background checks in place now i don't have a problem with. i have a problem with universal background check where the federal government amasses incredible amounts of information on law-abiding citizens
do you believe anything on the table now would have prevented sandy hook? monica clearly does not. what do you think?. >> i would disagree with her. high-capacity magazines which were used in the guns that adam lanza deployed, if they were absolutely barred it would have meant there would have been less violence done, probably less kids killed. i think these are reasonable restrictions. monica you joined with me in supporting enhanced universal background checks anytime a gun is sold...
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as you point out this sandy relief bill will cost $60 billion. that is there no off setting spending cuts. we were bringing in 80 billion, from taxing the rich. the new spending almost cancels out the deficit reduction of taxing the rich. you end up with zero-sum game. spend more, tax more, end up with the same deficit that we had before. you have to ask, are we really serious about controlling our spending and cutting our debt? they haven't. martha: now, stuart, the people, the republicans who were ends guess passing this bill when it came up a few weeks back got a lot of heat. charles schumer and others came out said, it was unfeeling, insensitive to the victims it of hurricane sandy. which on the face of it you can understand but weren't they actually saying, you know, we want to make sure there are commensurate cuts to pay for this bill, right? >> yes. in two respects here. number one, the pork that was in the original bill, most of it was taken out for the current bill. secondly, the republicans proposed an across the board, very small cut i
as you point out this sandy relief bill will cost $60 billion. that is there no off setting spending cuts. we were bringing in 80 billion, from taxing the rich. the new spending almost cancels out the deficit reduction of taxing the rich. you end up with zero-sum game. spend more, tax more, end up with the same deficit that we had before. you have to ask, are we really serious about controlling our spending and cutting our debt? they haven't. martha: now, stuart, the people, the republicans who...
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as far as we know the kid at sandy hook was not a criminal. he talked about massive ammunition magazines to get them off our streets. based on what i know about sandy hook there was a 30-clip magazine and nothing greater than that. i thought the reference the other night was anything, 50 bullets, a hundred bullets, the rolls that you can put into an automatic weapon. >> they are talking about the magazines of ten or 30 or so. bill: that wasn't made clear. >> that's fine, that is a good point. but the larger point to your argument, bill, is can we do something here? it's not the case that it would have stopped sandy hook specifically, but we have had a state of mass murderers, attacks in movie houses, school yards, even at churches, and can we as an american people decide something can be done, as opposed to saying, anything that is done is an attack on the second amendment, is a charade. bill: let's hear from mary catherine now. >> when you're passing federal legislation, the onus should be on you to say, yes this will do something. not when i
as far as we know the kid at sandy hook was not a criminal. he talked about massive ammunition magazines to get them off our streets. based on what i know about sandy hook there was a 30-clip magazine and nothing greater than that. i thought the reference the other night was anything, 50 bullets, a hundred bullets, the rolls that you can put into an automatic weapon. >> they are talking about the magazines of ten or 30 or so. bill: that wasn't made clear. >> that's fine, that is a...
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the water began to pour in from this direction when sandy struck. the water moved in this direction here. you see what was left, what was a home. a pile of debris, completely destroyed. there are still thousands and thousands in this area, living under very dire conditions. that is why they have set up this tent city here in the area. warming centers are in the city of new york set up. they only operate during the daytime hours. after 4:00 people have to fend for themselves. this center here, is operated 24 hours a day. staffed entirely by volunteers. let me just show you very quickly. we'll go inside. i would like you to meet the woman who has made all of this possible. donna, you have for 80 days now, volunteered, spent every day making this tent city possible. what would happen if it wasn't here? >> these people would have in way of eating. they would freeze. they have no, they actually call this their comfort zone, kind of a place to get away from every day of seeing no walls and dealing with the mold and the cold. >> reporter: you provide heat.
the water began to pour in from this direction when sandy struck. the water moved in this direction here. you see what was left, what was a home. a pile of debris, completely destroyed. there are still thousands and thousands in this area, living under very dire conditions. that is why they have set up this tent city here in the area. warming centers are in the city of new york set up. they only operate during the daytime hours. after 4:00 people have to fend for themselves. this center here,...
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man: and now we're helping the t recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. why do people count on sunsweet prune it's made only fromn the prunes, nothing else. it works, simple as that. it's a natural source of fiber and five essential vitamins. it's the smart choice for me. stay fit on the inside with sunsweet's amazing juices. bill: roll tide and they did all over south bend. alabama had no problem with notre dame to win college football's national championship and arguably the most anticipated game we have heard about in some time. alabama shiftout number one notre dame 42-14. alabama's second straight national tirlt, three in the last four years. nick saban is rolling down there. notre dame did not score until late in the third quarter. irish started season unran
man: and now we're helping the t recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. why do people count on sunsweet prune it's made only fromn the prunes, nothing else. it works, simple as that. it's a natural source of...
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it was blamed on the hurricane sandy. but the fact is, we have not motivated, not invigorated our private sector and that's why we don't have a prosperous society. bill: even if you buy that argument, the defense spending is to blame for that, that is only washington keeping us going in a direction, which is not what you want. >> no. government spending will not create growth and prosperity. bill: see you 10 minutes, fbn. you have had no shortage of topics have you. four years. see you later, stuart. martha: fox news alert. syria and iran threatening to retaliate against israel after israeli forces launched an airstrike inside syria taking out what they were say sophisticated surface-to-air missiles bound for the terror group hezbollah in lebanon. remember a few days ago a top iranian official said any attack on syria would be deemed an attack on iran. boy, this one could get very tense. we're watching it closely. kt will join us on that one. bill: a little bit under the radar so to speak. we'll see what happens next. we'
it was blamed on the hurricane sandy. but the fact is, we have not motivated, not invigorated our private sector and that's why we don't have a prosperous society. bill: even if you buy that argument, the defense spending is to blame for that, that is only washington keeping us going in a direction, which is not what you want. >> no. government spending will not create growth and prosperity. bill: see you 10 minutes, fbn. you have had no shortage of topics have you. four years. see you...
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helpless when you look at the devastation and think back to this time here last year and hurricane sandy, anybody who has been through a small amount of devastation they're experiencing there can relate to the feeling being without a home and having lost loved ones. some of these families had 11 family members lost in the one day. it is awful and we need to do what we can to help. bill: as mike was pointing out some of the areas are very difficult to get to. the images will get unfortunately more graphic. let's hope the number doesn't go higher than we have right now. five minutes after. martha: it's a new day and there is a new plan that is being floated to fix the problems with obamacare. this one could cost you even more because there are report that is the white house is looking to change the law again, how can they do that, is one very valid question here, to give subsidies to millions of people who are losing their health insurance under these new regulations. joining me is stuart varney, host of "varney & company" on the fox business network. stu, tell us about the so-called fix t
helpless when you look at the devastation and think back to this time here last year and hurricane sandy, anybody who has been through a small amount of devastation they're experiencing there can relate to the feeling being without a home and having lost loved ones. some of these families had 11 family members lost in the one day. it is awful and we need to do what we can to help. bill: as mike was pointing out some of the areas are very difficult to get to. the images will get unfortunately...
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nine months after superstorm sandy, it appears we're getting a glimpse of what some folks were doing on the jersey shore with no power entertainment, no lights. what do you do, right? doctors say they are on track to see a 25% increase in births this month the post-sandy baby boom causing many hospitals to add extra staff. look how cute the little folks are. it is baby week, right? some are expanding to expand the nurseries and postpartum rooms as a result. what better way to spend your time when there is no electricity. bill: pretty soon these kids will be on the shore. this guy called that, the baby boom. you don't have to be physician for that. you're not on tv yet. >>> there's a new health warning for the government. the centers for disease control looking at a mysterious outbreak of a mysterious stomach bug. it affected 250 people in at least six different states. here is the man, dr. marc siegel, part of fox news medical a-team and professor of medicine at nyu langone medical center. doctor, how are you? what is going on with this thing? >> it is cyclospora. it is a tiny parasi
nine months after superstorm sandy, it appears we're getting a glimpse of what some folks were doing on the jersey shore with no power entertainment, no lights. what do you do, right? doctors say they are on track to see a 25% increase in births this month the post-sandy baby boom causing many hospitals to add extra staff. look how cute the little folks are. it is baby week, right? some are expanding to expand the nurseries and postpartum rooms as a result. what better way to spend your time...
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>> in the news, connecticut, the sandy hook shooting, aurora, colorado, it seemed the right time to bring it forth. bill: i see, and when you proposed this idea, what kind of reaction did you get? >> a very positive, very positive reaction. unanimous vote with the city council. that they support and we want to recommend and encourage the use of firearms in every household, and be trained and proficient in its use. bill: what do you think that would do if it goes through, if the law is passed? >> i definitely think criminals would think twice before they do a home invasion or a crime in spring city. bill: because? >> they know that we will be armed and be able to protect ourselves. bill: i was reading, your town is not very big, right, about 11, 1200 is my guess, right? >> just under a thousand people, right around a thousand. bill: but throughout the state of utah, give us a sense about, you know, the gun culture in your state and how it's perceived? >> most people already have guns, and we're advocating the training, and to be proficient at its use, and it's very positive. bill: was ther
>> in the news, connecticut, the sandy hook shooting, aurora, colorado, it seemed the right time to bring it forth. bill: i see, and when you proposed this idea, what kind of reaction did you get? >> a very positive, very positive reaction. unanimous vote with the city council. that they support and we want to recommend and encourage the use of firearms in every household, and be trained and proficient in its use. bill: what do you think that would do if it goes through, if the law...
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brackets was eaten up about it congress in one spending bill proposed about it administration, the sandy relief measure. we have a spending problem and it's going to get worse. martha: during the campaign we heard from governor romney about changing the structure of the tax code long term instead of just raising taxes and doing piecemeal band-aids. do wholesale changes. now we are hearing not just a tax hike but that on top of it at well. >> fundamental tax reform will increase the revenues of the government even if it's structured in a revenue-neutral measure. this year 65.4% of the budget is mandatory spending. only 34.6% is discretionary. the entitlements that are set in concrete and don't require the action of congress, including interest. if that's continuing to rise over the next decade it will average 71.9% of the budget and 28.9%. we are cutting spend out of our discretionary side which is a smaller piece of the budget. social security according to the trustees is going broke and medicare is going broke no later than 2024. the president is going to spend more and more money on th
brackets was eaten up about it congress in one spending bill proposed about it administration, the sandy relief measure. we have a spending problem and it's going to get worse. martha: during the campaign we heard from governor romney about changing the structure of the tax code long term instead of just raising taxes and doing piecemeal band-aids. do wholesale changes. now we are hearing not just a tax hike but that on top of it at well. >> fundamental tax reform will increase the...
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martha: well, it is a big step forward for some victims of hurricane sandy. residents in seaside heights, new jersey, will finally after all this time be able to return to their homes today. officials say over 100 certificates have already been granted deeming the homes now safe to live in. those residents were told they don't have to abide by a 10:00 p.m. cure few anymore. -- cure. we wish them well. bill: gun control laws possibly going to a whole new level? white house is going way beyond reinstating the law ban on assault weapons. universal background checks on gun buyers and movement and sale of weapons through aings national database. kirsten powers, tony sayegh, former press aide to republican vice-presidential nominee jack kemp and. welcome to both of you. strengthen mental health checks. strengthen penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors. so the list is broad. tony, can this pass. >> it will be tough, bill. one of the misconceptions about gun control is a very partisan issue. it is regional issue. you heard heidi heitkamp fr
martha: well, it is a big step forward for some victims of hurricane sandy. residents in seaside heights, new jersey, will finally after all this time be able to return to their homes today. officials say over 100 certificates have already been granted deeming the homes now safe to live in. those residents were told they don't have to abide by a 10:00 p.m. cure few anymore. -- cure. we wish them well. bill: gun control laws possibly going to a whole new level? white house is going way beyond...
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taking another step forward now, this half 20 of its school children, first graders, and six adults at sandy hook elementary school were killed. today the town board meets to that you can about plans for the school building scarred by the violence there. they will either renovate the building or tear it down and rebuild nearby. that eufrs the decision before them now. students have been attending classes nearby in a neighboring town near newtown. martha: president obama weighing in on the food and drug administration's decision to expand access to a morning-after-pill at a news conference in mexico the president saying he is quote, comfortable with the agency's decision to allow 15-year-olds to buy plan b with no prescription, something that critics argue could contribute to sexual activity and some like even to an abortion pill. the president insists that the decision was based on scientific evidence. watch this. >> that's the fda's decision to make. that is secretary satisfactory bill just's decision to review. i'm confident based on the information right now based on solid scientific evid
taking another step forward now, this half 20 of its school children, first graders, and six adults at sandy hook elementary school were killed. today the town board meets to that you can about plans for the school building scarred by the violence there. they will either renovate the building or tear it down and rebuild nearby. that eufrs the decision before them now. students have been attending classes nearby in a neighboring town near newtown. martha: president obama weighing in on the food...
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he will spend time with the victims of superstorm sandy. gregg: my daughter throws a better spiral than that. martha: really. >> he can --. martha: maybe she would like to hang out with prince harry in new jersey. gregg: she is not a fan of prince harry. the whole vegas thing turned her off. >>> the boston bombings could have been prevented according to former connecticut senator joe lieberman in testimony on thursday. senator lieberman told a congressional panel there were significant intelligence failures leading up to the attack that killed three people including an 8-year-old boy and injuring and maiming more than 260 others. joining me now is former connecticut senator joe lieberman. senator, always a pleasure to talk to you. you're convinced though it would not have been easy the bombings could have been prevented. how? >> yeah, gregg, thanks, good to be with you again. look, i'm a great admirer of homeland security agencies we created after 9/11 including the fbi and the record shows they have done a tremendous job protecting us. the
he will spend time with the victims of superstorm sandy. gregg: my daughter throws a better spiral than that. martha: really. >> he can --. martha: maybe she would like to hang out with prince harry in new jersey. gregg: she is not a fan of prince harry. the whole vegas thing turned her off. >>> the boston bombings could have been prevented according to former connecticut senator joe lieberman in testimony on thursday. senator lieberman told a congressional panel there were...